The numbers drawn for the record $550 million Powerball jackpot are: 5, 16, 22, 23, 29 and Powerball of 6.

The drawing Wednesday night for the Multi-State Lottery Association's prize followed 16 consecutive drawings that produced no top winner, boosting the Powerball to become the second-largest potential lottery payout in U.S. history.

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One of the two winning Powerball tickets for an estimated $587.5 million jackpot was sold in the Kansas City area.

Missouri Lottery spokesman Gary Gonder says the winner has not yet come forward Thursday to claim the record prize, but there is no rush. The winner has 180 days to do so.

Gonder says he is traveling to the store that sold the winning ticket to help with an expected onslaught of media attention. Missouri Lottery officials plan to announce the identity of the retailer later Thursday.

The other winning Powerball ticket was sold in Arizona.

Several Des Moines residents on Wednesday said they were already planning what they would do if they won.

"I wouldn't have to worry about any bills anymore, would I?" Loren Roeder said.

"Like everybody else, I'd spend it," Earl Ault said.

"I would come up to HyVee and buy some people some groceries," Deann Jacobe-Talley said.

Powerball officials said they believe there is a 75 percent chance the winning combination was drawn Wednesday.

Tickets earlier in the day were selling at a rate of 130,000 a minute nationwide, the mega-jackpot enticing many people who rarely, if ever, play the lottery.

Powerball's record jackpot follows a Mega Millions drawing in March, when three ticket buyers shared a $656 million jackpot, which remains the largest lottery payout of all time.

Mary and Brian Lohse, of Bondurant, hit a $202 million Powerball jackpot in September. They both recommended that the winnder find immediate assistance.

"Get your ducks in a row," Mary Lohse said.

"Find yourself good legal and financial representation immediately," Brian Lohse said. "It really does need to be an attorney that does some estate planning, or does some financial stuff so they know the right people that they can call."

Financial expert Kurt Pearson said the winner would need an investment strategy and long-term fiscal plan designed to protect their fortune.

"History is pretty clear on Powerball winners: a lot of times they can blow through their winnings fairly quickly, and one of the key reasons is they lose sight of what's real, and lose sight of making good financial decisions separated from the emotion of the moments," Pearson said.